Your name Next Your email Subscribe ← BackIt’s been almost 20 years since the darkest shonen anime of all time, Death Note, first premiered on October 4, 2006. But is the Death Note anime going to stay permanently on YouTube? Why Is Death Note the Darkest Shonen Anime of All Time? Light Yagami from Death Note | Credits: MadhouseWithout any exaggeration, Death Note is justifiably revered as one of the darkest shonen anime of all time among its fanbase. As a result, the anime soon turns into an absolute death fest, which is precisely why fans continue to regard it as one of the darkest shonen anime of all time.